tamil in pre 3 rd sangam period-pre 3rd century bc

Topic started by vraghavan (@ dialup-mum-203.94.226.200.bol.net.in) on Mon Apr 29 00:26:54 .
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this will be a topic for research of pre tolkkapiyam tamil.any body in knowledge may like to through knowledge

Responses:

From: vraghavan (@ dialup-mum-203.94.226.200.bol.net.in) on: Mon Apr 29 00:30:40

i feel that what iraiyanawr in 11th century A.D..
cannot be discounted for the man had come out late. he might have had reference to earlier text or concrete account of three academies.
From: Ravi (@ dialup-mum-203.94.225.193.bol.net.in) on: Mon Sep 16 10:04:45

This topic is untouched so far.If only some one can come out!!!!!!!!!!
From: :) Punnahai (@ d150-35-51.home.cgocable.net) on: Mon Sep 16 10:57:35

vraghavan:
If you are still around what exactly did Irayanar say?
From: ravi (@ 203.94.224.29) on: Mon Sep 16 11:29:33

Iraiyanawr a 11th century personality.He gave an account of three sangams including the periods &the number kings & bards who patronised them.
From: :) Punnahai (@ d150-35-51.home.cgocable.net) on: Mon Sep 16 12:03:10

Ravi:
Do you have a quote or a reference to where exactly this appears?
Thanks.
From: Ravi (@ dialup-mum-203.94.225.247.bol.net.in) on: Mon Sep 16 20:14:35

Iraiyanars kalaviyal urai.
From: :) Punnahai (@ d150-35-51.home.cgocable.net) on: Tue Sep 17 10:18:17

Ravi:
Thanks, I will take a look at it and get back to you.
From: ravi (@ dialup-mum-203.94.225.248.bol.net.in) on: Tue Sep 24 20:12:51

thank you
From: :) Punnahai (@ d150-35-51.home.cgocable.net) on: Tue Sep 24 22:15:32

ok, so where was this thread this morning???

In any case, I found some references to pre-Sangam ramayana and verses from it here http://www.tamil.net/projectmadurai/pub/pm0061/lost1.html